Hence The Future

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Ep. 133 - The Future of Precious Metals Feb 16, 2021

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Gold, Silver, and “The Great Reset” 💸

In this episode, Mattimore compares the future value of gold and silver to other assets like Bitcoin, stocks, bonds, real estate, and fiat currencies. We also look at the history of price suppression in the precious metals markets, and predict what the next phase of the global financial system will look like after “The Great Reset.”

Topics Discussed:

Silver short squeeze attempt
Gold & silver price suppression
Fractional banking system
History of gold & silver
Gold standard in Ancient Rome
Gold standard in pre-WWI Britain
Interwar period fiat currencies
Bretton Woods and the US dollar
Overspending through Cold War
Nixon goes off gold standard 1971
Modern market manipulation
2008 sub-prime mortgage crisis
Why China stopped buying US debt
2020 COVID relief & money supply
Bitcoin vs Gold: Comparing assets
Bitcoin & gold vs fiat & bonds
"The Great Reset" and beyond

Future Scenarios:

Worst case scenario
Best case scenario
Most likely scenario

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Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #gold #silver #preciousmetals

Ep. 132 - Leveling Up with Eric Siu Feb 09, 2021

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How to Master the Game of Life 🥷 In this episode, Mattimore explores the concept of gamifying your life with Eric Siu, investor, founder and author of the forthcoming book on the topic, “Leveling Up: How to Master the Game of Life.” Topics Discussed: Benefits of treating life like a video game What it means to “win” at the game of life The life gamification movement on Reddit How to level up at the early stages of life How to level up at the later stages of life How to escape a downward spiral How to develop Batman’s toolbelt of skills Gaining leverage via labor, code, media, capital Nature of reality: why fate favors the bold Rapid Fire Questions: How long will it take to develop true Artificial General Intelligence? How concerned are you about joblessness due to automation? Is some form of Universal Basic Income eventually inevitable? How far will we be able to extend longevity in the near future? How valuable will Bitcoin and Ethereum become in the future? What are your thoughts on free will vs determinism? Future Scenarios: Worst case scenario Best case scenario Most likely scenario Thanks for tuning in 🔭 Website: hencethefuture.com/ Instagram: instagram.com/hencethefuture/ Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #levelingup Get the book: levelingup.com/ 📚

Ep. 131 - The Rise of Meme Stocks Feb 01, 2021

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$GME Changes Everything 🕹

In this episode, Mattimore explores what the GameStop saga means for the future of financial markets…

Topics Discussed:

The short squeeze set up
The case for GameStop
Reddit, WSB, social media
Underlying motives
The nostalgia factor
Pirates vs farmers
Robinhood perceptions
How trading really works
GRUNCH of Giants
Decentralized finance
The next 10 years

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Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #memestocks #GME

Ep. 130 - Lifelines Jan 26, 2021

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The timeline of your life ⛰

In this episode, Mattimore explores the benefits of creating a “lifeline” to map out the highs and lows of your past, present, and future.

Topics Discussed:

How lifelines work
Why lifelines work
Benefits of lifelines

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Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #lifeline #lifelines

Ep. 129 - The Artist’s Way Jan 19, 2021

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Replenish Your Creativity ✨

In this episode, Mattimore explores Julia Cameron’s method for discovering and rediscovering your creative self as described by Julia Cameron in her book, “The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity”

Topics Discussed:

Replenishing creativity
Morning pages
Artist’s totem
Artist’s date
Removing obstructions
Creativity exercises
Synchronicity

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Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #theartistsway

Ep. 128 - Fallout from the Storming of the U.S. Capitol with Brett Ewer Jan 11, 2021

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How Jan 6th, 2021 impacts the future 🏛

In this episode, Mattimore and Brett Ewer discuss the events that took place on January 6th, 2021, and how those events are likely to affect the future of Trump, the future of The Republican Party, the future of the online information ecosystem, and the future of America itself.

Topics Discussed:

What happened on Jan 6, 2021
How bad it *might* have been
How it was able to happen at all
Whether it could have succeeded
Who is most at fault
Likely fallout for Trump
Likely fallout for the GOP
Free speech and censorship
Fallout on social platforms
The future of America

Future Scenarios:

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Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #capitol #usa

Ep. 127 - The Power of Enthymemes Jan 05, 2021

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What makes enthymemes so persuasive? 💥

In this episode, Mattimore explores the persuasive power of enthymemes...

Topics Discussed:

What are enthymemes
Why makes them so powerful
3 key elements of persuasion
Hintergedanken / sub-conscious
Political enthymemes
Comedic enthymemes
Marketing enthymemes
Mark Twain enthymemes
The “Click… Whirr” response
Wojak meme culture

Future scenarios:

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Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #enthymeme #enthymemes

Ep. 126 - 21 Predictions for the Year 2021 Dec 29, 2020

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What will happen in the year 2021? 🔮

In this special episode, Mattimore shares 21 predictions for the year 2021…

2021 Predictions:

Bitcoin predictions
Housing crisis predictions
Economic predictions
Vaccine predictions
Medical predictions
Climate predictions
Transportation predictions
Remote work predictions
Startup predictions
AI predictions
Space race predictions
US-China predictions
Latin America predictions
Tech hub predictions
Europe predictions
Russia predictions
Middle East predictions
Political predictions
Education predictions
Energy predictions
Hence The Future predictions

Happy New Year! 🎉

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Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #2021 #21predictionsfor2021

Ep. 125 - The Case for Techno-Optimism Dec 22, 2020

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“A rising tide lifts all boats” ⛵️⤴

In this episode, Mattimore explores the rise in Techno-Optimism, and how we might actually be able to solve the world’s most difficult challenges through technology and innovation.

Topics Discussed:

Energy as the tide that lifts all boats
Reductions in clean energy costs
Gains in battery efficiencies
Virtuous cycle of clean energy
Nuclear fusion vs fission
Decarbonization technology
The Modern Day Space Race
Manufacturing in zero gravity
Mining asteroids for raw materials
Mining new veins of knowledge
Solar punk vs cyber punk
Integrating the collective

Future Scenarios

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Website: hencethefuture.com/
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YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
Hashtags: #htf #hencethefuture #technooptimism #solarpunk

Ep. 124 - AlphaFold and The Current State of A.I. Dec 15, 2020

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“It will change everything” 🔬

In this episode, Mattimore explores the recent breakthrough that just occurred…

Google’s Deep Mind has finally solving the 50 year old “protein folding problem” with AlphaFold 2. What are the potential impacts and implications that this breakthrough may have on the future of bioengineering? What does this milestone mean in the broader context of Artificial Intelligence? Tune in to Episode 124 for a bird's eye view of what AlphaFold means for the world.

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